Many payers, providers unprepared for interoperability and prior authorization rule, WEDI finds Starting Jan. 1, 2026, payers must send prior authorization decisions within 7 days and expedited ...

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S., CMS is evaluating the timeline for its final interoperability rule that was released earlier this month. 1. The Health Information ...

A large portion of payers and providers have not started or are partially through implementing CMS API requirements, with compliance due by January 1, 2027. Key challenges include funding, developing ...

Healthcare and technology groups want Medicare Advantage plans included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule to expand access to health information and improve the prior ...

Soon after the announcement on Thursday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT immediately put its support behind the CMS proposed rule, with ONC chief Don Rucker, MD, noting that ...

The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability rule, or HTI-2, doesn’t feature a number of provisions included in the ...